Around the World Index

(AUSTRALIA)

• Imports of raw wool sets new record in 2007

(BANGLADESH)

• WTO report on post-quota period
• Textile exports are projected to increase by $US15 billion
• New rules for knitwear and garment industry
• US proposes domestic textile industry to join Congress

(CANADA)

• Special size apparel segment is rapidly growing

(CHINA)
 

• Import Quota on raw cotton
• WTO report on Global Textile Trade
• Cotton sector emphasizes technological progress and industry upgrading
• Chinese home textiles show robust growth
• Import of Warp-knitted Fabric in 2007

(EGYPT)
 

• Growth in textile industry

(HONG KONG)
 

• 72% of exports are apparel, machinery and chemical products

(INDIA)
 

• Cotton exports to China
• Survey to focus problems faced by textile exporters
• Indian garment exports decline by 14%

(INDONESIA)

• Textile industry is slowing down

(SOUTH KOREA)

Exports of polyester staple fibers increased in 2007

(VIETNAM)
 

• US Apparel imports increased in first half 2007
• European Union removes anti-dumping duties on Polyester Staple Fibre